eduardson' Days The quhilk day comperit in Jugement James Days warnit lauchfullie be ane officiar to ansuer til ane borghe' strekit be george eduardson' burges of edinburghe' apon' him in the forme as eftir follouis / Alexander allansone ane of the seriandis of abirdene I george eduardsone as dusty futit man findis ane borghe in thi handis that James Days procurator and pertenar with Jonhne' schaue wranguislie lossit my gudis and merchandice out of the mary of leithe in the hawin' of abirdene becaus' thai war frauchit be chartir party to the hawinnis of banff and fynder and has skathit me tharthrow in thar defaltis the Some of xx li' In the quhilkis I ame bundin' becaus' my merchandice was nocht deliuerit in banff And als' that thai haue skathit me the some of xxiiij li' be the selling of my salt lekage and lying heire in thar defaltis and aucht to refunde and pay to me the saide Somes that thai haue skathit me and wrangis that thai do it nocht and tharto ane borghe' to follow my borghe' The quhilk borghe' being' presentit be the officiar' ande rede planly in courte the said James Days be his forspekar thome of fyff askit ane lauchful day to ansuer' to the saide borghe' tueching the quhilkis the partiis remouyt the court riply ande weile awisit assignit to the said James settirday next thareftir the xix day of the said monetht of September to ansuer' to the saide borghe' as law will And' the said James fand' the forsaid thomas fyff Souerte to ansuer' to the said borghe' be him self or his procuratouris the saide day be his landis and gudis And' in likuis' the said george fand' mastir Androu cadiow souerte be his landis and gudis to follow the saide borghe

the falsing of ane domeThis marginal heading is placed on page 139. The quhilk day comperit in Jugement george eduardson' burges of b edinburghe' and be his forspekar mastir Androu cadiow requirit the ballieis to ger call James Days to ansuer' til ane borghe' strekit be the said george the xvij day of the said monetht lik as he was ordanit and this day assignit to him to ansuer to the samyne borghe' To the quhilkis comperit thomas fiff procuratour for the said James Days hawand' sufficient pouer of procuratory for him schawin producit and rede in Jugement and allegit that the saide James suld nocht ansuer to the said borghe' sayand' he was nocht procuratour' for the saide Jonhe schaue in that action' And' als becaus' the saide george as he allegit left and renuncit the first contrak maid be the chartir party befor the prouest and ballieis of edinburghe' and tuk him to preyff ane new condicion to be maid in Abirdene as was schawin' in ane ak vndir the commone clerkis hand of edinburghe in Jugement And' for thar caus' the said thomas allegit he acht nocht to ansuer tile the saide borghe' sayand' it was of nane awaile and castyne in it selff And' thar wpone the saide thomas fyfe fand' ane borghe' in the handis of Duncane straloche officiar' of abirdene that he aucht nocht tile ansuer to the saide borghe' Ande thane in continent mastir Androw cadiow forspekar for the saide george eduardsone recounterit the saide borghe' that the saide James Dais acht of law be him self or his procuratour to ansuer to the said borghe' becaus' he was personaly warnit be ane officiar to ansuer to the samyn and present personaly at the first day and this day assignit to him to ansuer to the samyn And becaus' he schew in Jugement ane procuratory of the saide Jonhne' schaue to comper the xvj day of September befor the aldirman and balyeis of abirdene or any vthir tyme and place to wyne and tyne Ande als becaus' he was pertenar' with the saide Jonhne schaue and principale skathar of the saide george ande his gudis as was allegit Apone the quhilkis borghe and recounter the partiis remouyt the court riplie avisit wardit be thir personis vndirwritin sere Jonhne ruthirfurd of tarlane knicht Jonhne Wormet Williame blinsele Androw Wintone Jonhne Westlande Alexander gray Alexander nauchtj patrik rede Robert rede and James burnat And gaf for dome be the moutht of Jhone Williameson' dempstar of the saide court that James Dais be him self or his procuratour acht to ansuer to the saide borghe' becaus' the procuratory of the saide Jonhne maid to him was producit in Jugement to wyne and tyne and als becaus' he was fundin' pertenar with the saide Jonhne in the thingis forsaide And' tharfor fande ane borghe' the Recounter maid be the said mastir Androw of availe and the saide borghe' strekit be thomas fyf of nane avale The quhilk dome pronunsit and gewin and be the moutht of the said dempstar the said thomas fyf in continent as procurator forsaid agancallit and falsit the samyn dome sayand Jonhne Williamsone dempstar of this courte that dome that thow has gewin agannis me is fals evile ande rottyne in it selff And' tharto ane borghe' Duncan straloche seriand of this courte in thi hande becaus' the saide James Dais was nay procuratour to defend' the saide Jonhne schaue in the saide action' And als becaus' he renuncit and left the first contrak be thar chartir party befor the prouest and ballieis of edinburghe' and tuk to preif ane new condicion to be maid in Abirdene as is befor expremit And' he protestit for Remed of law and for may resonnis to be gevin' in tyme and place conuenient tharto tueching the falsing of the said dome And' tharvpon' he askit Instrument at sere Jhon' stirueling notar befor thir witnes Dauid menyeis aldirman sere Jhone Ruthirfurd Jhon' Wormet William blinsel Androw Wynton' with vthir diuers' And' than in continent to follou and persew the falsing of the said dome the said' thomas fyf band' him self his land and his gude in the best forme according to our Soueran lordis lauys' And' in continent the said mastir Androw askit the Rolment of this court to be gevin to the said george in forme of Instrument and vndir the balyeis Seile And' protestit that the resonis and lawis of the said James Days suld' be gevin to the lord chavmerlane of Scotland' or his deputis within terme of law Ande protestit for his resonnis and defens' to be gewin in the said matir tyme and place conuenient tharto And' tharupon' askit Instrument of the said notar befor the said witnes

comperit thomas fiff procuratour for the said James Days hawand' sufficient pouer of procuratory for him schawin producit and rede in Jugement and allegit that the saide James suld nocht ansuer to the said borghe' sayand' he was nocht procuratour' for the saide Jonhe schaue in that action' And' als becaus' the saide george as he allegit left and renuncit the first contrak maid be the chartir party befor the prouest and ballieis of edinburghe' and tuk him to preyff ane new condicion to be maid in Abirdene as was schawin' in ane ak vndir the commone clerkis hand of edinburghe in Jugement And' for thar caus' the said thomas allegit he acht nocht to ansuer tile the saide borghe' sayand' it was of nane awaile and castyne in it selff And' thar wpone the saide thomas fyfe fand' ane borghe' in the handis of Duncane straloche officiar' of abirdene that he aucht nocht tile ansuer to the saide borghe' Ande thane in continent mastir Androw cadiow forspekar for the saide george eduardsone recounterit the saide borghe' that the saide James Dais acht of law be him self or his procuratour to ansuer to the said borghe' becaus' he was personaly warnit be ane officiar to ansuer to the samyn and present personaly at the first day and this day assignit to him to ansuer to the samyn And becaus' he schew in Jugement ane procuratory of the saide Jonhne' schaue to comper the xvj day of September befor the aldirman and balyeis of abirdene or any vthir tyme and place to wyne and tyne Ande als becaus' he was pertenar' with the saide Jonhne schaue and principale skathar of the saide george ande his gudis as was allegit Apone the quhilkis borghe and recounter the partiis remouyt the court riplie avisit wardit be thir personis vndirwritin sere Jonhne ruthirfurd of tarlane knicht Jonhne Wormet Williame blinsele Androw Wintone Jonhne Westlande Alexander gray Alexander nauchtj patrik rede Robert rede and James burnat And gaf for dome be the moutht of Jhone Williameson' dempstar of the saide court that James Dais be him self or his procuratour acht to ansuer to the saide borghe' becaus' the procuratory of the saide Jonhne maid to him was producit in Jugement to wyne and tyne and als becaus' he was fundin' pertenar with the saide Jonhne in the thingis forsaide And' tharfor fande ane borghe' the Recounter maid be the said mastir Androw of availe and the saide borghe' strekit be thomas fyf of nane avale The quhilk dome pronunsit and gewin and be the moutht of the said dempstar the said thomas fyf in continent as procurator forsaid agancallit and falsit the samyn dome sayand Jonhne Williamsone dempstar of this courte that dome that thow has gewin agannis me is fals evile ande rottyne in it selff And' tharto ane borghe' Duncan straloche seriand of this courte in thi hande becaus' the saide James Dais was nay procuratour to defend' the saide Jonhne schaue in the saide action' And als becaus' he renuncit and left the first contrak be thar chartir party befor the prouest and ballieis of edinburghe'

taxatores The xxv day of September the yer forsaide thir personis vndir writin that is to say Jonhne colisone mastir Androu cadiow Jonhne Wormet Androw culane yongar ande Alexander gray was chosin ande suorne taxtouris be the aldirman balyeis consal and communite tile taxt ande extent the Some of tua hundretht markis be thar aithis and conscience to pas' with the lordis for the honore plesour and profit of our' Souerane lorde and common' gud of the Realme tuenty peris wele bodyne

Curia balliuorum burgi de Abirdene tenta in pretorio per balliuos xxviijo die Septembris Anno quo supra